Analyses of thermoregulatory responses of feeder cattle exposed to simulated heat waves

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 285-296

  Brown Brandl, T M ^a   Eigenberg, R A ^a   Hahn, G L ^a   Nienaber, J A ^a   Mader, T L ^b   Spiers, D E ^c   Parkhurst, A M ^b  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioenergetics; Body temperature; Feed intake; Heat stress; Respiration rate

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEAT INJURY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEAT STRESS DISORDERS; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 18744413708     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-004-0250-2     Document Type: Article

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